N. A. Amenaghawon

Application of Box-Behnken Design for the Optimization of Citric Acid Production from Corn Starch Using Aspergillus niger

N. A. Amenaghawon, K. I. Nwaru, F. A. Aisien, S. E. Ogbeide & C. O. Okieimen · Biotechnology Journal International · 2013

Citric acid production from hydrolysed corn starch was optimized in this study. Response surface methodology (RSM) was employed for the analysis of the simultaneous effect of substrate concentration, broth pH and fermentation temperature on the concentration of citric acid produc...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BBJ/2013/3379

Adsorption of Ethylbenzene from Aqueous Solution Using Recycled Rubber from Scrap Tyre

F. A. Aisien, N. A. Amenaghawon & S. A. Akhidenor · Journal of Scientific Research and Reports · 2013

The adsorption of ethylbenzene from aqueous solution using waste tyre rubber granules (WTRG) was investigated in a batch system. The effect of various factors such as contact time, initial concentration of ethylbenzene, amount of adsorbent, size of adsorbent particles, and temper...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JSRR/2013/4920